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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SSB 3132: Relating to motor vehicles equipped with an excessively dark or reflective front windshield, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

Under current law, a person is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or a sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the driver which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle through the window. _____ reflective” means the window does not meet a minimum standard of transparency of percent light transmittance. However, the requirement does not apply to a person who operates a motor vehicle owned or leased by a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency if the operation is part of the person’s official duties.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2026

  • Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. February 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Warme, Kraayenbrink and Townsend
  3. February 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SSB3132